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O'BRIEN MUST GO TO PRISON.
sKUTErCED TO THREE MONTHS nv
JAIL FOR hrs ADVICE 10 TENANTS.

His Bviinast Speech IN Ceurt Deueuuetns
the Crimes Of the Terry eevernnent-He
Takes m Appeai-nsvites n1issis. Here.
Cork, Sept. A-The trial OF Mr.. william
O'Brien. under the Crimes act which was COM
menced at Mitchelstown yesterday. was con-
cluded to-day. He was found guilty and sem
fenced to three months imprisonment No
tice OF appeal from the judgment Of the Court
was given. At the opening Of the trial to-day
Mr.. Carson. counsel for the Crown, complained
to the Judge that DR.. Tanner. q member Of
Parliament. had yesterday, within the court.
called him mean, ruflanly coward. aud ex-
pressed the hope that his head might be broken.
The Court made note Of the complaint
Mr.. OT,rien. replying to the charge made
against him Of having used sedittous language
In o public address, declared that the Court
was not competent to try him, because It was
Of the British Constitution. At this point the
Judge stopped Mr.. O'Brien. saying that the
discussion Of politics would not be allowed In
the proceedings.
Mr.. O'Brten thereupon declared that he was
a chosen representative Of the Irish people.
and would advocate free speech. The Court
again stopped him.
Mr.. OBrien said that the Crown was guilty
Of having suppressed evidence favorable to
him. The Crown had withheld. for instance
the notes made By the Head Constable Of tho
defendant's speech. In these notes he said.
was RECORDED his ststsmeppt , that the Iri IN
justified his defence Of the Kingstown tenants
on the ground that the evictions against them
ssss IN a ha as sU hs
q tRs benefits q ths Measure S; he admitted
Without s rssstsnes and that he had dseisrsd
before God and man they were justified In de-
i'$Ra H. hsla sposs brilliantly no.vthsand
Ing sss s
has n hst
sessed homes who would have been houseless
hs oS & sas aS Dss
secure 3 eoHvlcsion He preisrSsd brsSHins the
'oH S sSh aSs ca
and standish 0'GIady administered,
Personally: he felt very proud Of being one
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hs E r. nation a to whsh sa the s pP Ds
crime % dsiena The h homes s and assert he iib-
he was PLACED on trial on the second charge.
fenced to three months imp risonment. the
O'Brisn appealed from both Judgments. and
was liberated on bail.
Mr.. John Vaudeville. Chairman Of the Board
Of Poor Law Guardians q Miteheletown. who
seditious Language IN speseh made on the
victed and sentenced to two months imprison-
ment. MI. Vaudeville appealed from the judy
ment and was permitted to remain at liberty
on bail pending the decision Of the appeal.
Mr.. O'Brien. whom he emerged from the court
room after the trial. was received with an
ovation b., a large crowd which had assembled
to testify their approval OF his course.
Messrs. O'Brien and Harrington Will catch
the night mail train at Limerick and proceed
to Dublin. When they left Mitchelstown they
were followed some. defiance By q cheering
peopie tonight until 10 O'clock. when the
crowds quietly dispersed on tho advice Of
Commoper Condor. Mr., Harrington will re-
turn to Mitchelstown on Tuesday next.
DR.. Tanner. Nationalist member Of Parlis-
ment. mado speech at Fermoy tonight. The
police in Dispensing the crowd used their
worse disturbance Is feared.